U.S. patent application number 12/991011 was filed with the patent office on 2011-08-25 for processes for the preparation of biphenyl compounds.
This patent application is currently assigned to THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA. Invention is credited to Virgil Percec, Brad Matthew Rosen, Christopher J. Wilson, Daniela A. Wilson.
Application Number | 20110207957 12/991011 |
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Family ID | 41265310 |
Filed Date | 2011-08-25 |
United States Patent
Application |
20110207957 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Percec; Virgil ; et
al. |
August 25, 2011 |
PROCESSES FOR THE PREPARATION OF BIPHENYL COMPOUNDS
Abstract
The invention concerns processes for the synthesis of a compound
of the formula: wherein: R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are each,
independently, C.sub.1-C.sub.12 alkyl, CO.sub.2R.sup.3, OR.sup.4,
R.sup.5(OR.sup.6), or C.sub.6-C.sub.18 aryl; R.sup.3-R.sup.6 are
each, independently, C.sub.1-C.sub.12 alkyl or C.sub.6-C.sub.12
aryl; and n and m are each, independently, O or an integer from
1-5; said process comprising: --contacting a compound of the
formula H0-R.sup.7-0H with BH.sub.3 and a compound of the formula
in the presence of a nickel-containing catalyst to produce a first
product, where R.sup.7 is a C.sub.2-C.sub.12 hydrocarbon group and
X is a halogen, OMs or OTs; --contacting the first product in situ
with a compound of the formula: in the presence of a
nickel-containing catalyst to produce a compound of formula I,
where Z is a halogen. ##STR00001##
Inventors: |
Percec; Virgil;
(Philadelphia, PA) ; Rosen; Brad Matthew;
(Philadelphia, PA) ; Wilson; Daniela A.; (Storks,
GB) ; Wilson; Christopher J.; (Storks, GB) |
Assignee: |
THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF
PENNSYLVANIA
Philadelphia
PA
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Family ID: |
41265310 |
Appl. No.: |
12/991011 |
Filed: |
April 30, 2009 |
PCT Filed: |
April 30, 2009 |
PCT NO: |
PCT/US09/42243 |
371 Date: |
February 8, 2011 |
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Current U.S.
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558/288 ;
560/102; 560/59; 568/643 |
Current CPC
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C07C 67/343 20130101;
C07C 67/343 20130101; C07C 41/30 20130101; C07C 67/343 20130101;
C07C 41/30 20130101; C07C 41/30 20130101; C07F 5/022 20130101; C07C
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69/76 20130101; C07C 43/2055 20130101; C07C 69/94 20130101 |
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558/288 ; 560/59;
568/643; 560/102 |
International
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C07F 5/04 20060101
C07F005/04; C07C 67/343 20060101 C07C067/343; C07C 41/30 20060101
C07C041/30 |
Goverment Interests
STATEMENT OF GOVERNMENT RIGHTS
[0002] The invention was made with U.S. Government support. The
Government may have certain rights in the invention through the
National Science Foundation under federal grant number NSF
DMR-0548559.
Claims
1. A process for the synthesis of a compound of the formula:
##STR00185## wherein: R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are each, independently,
C.sub.1-C.sub.12 alkyl, CO.sub.2R.sup.3, OR.sup.4,
R.sup.5(OR.sup.6), or C.sub.6-C.sub.18 aryl; R.sup.3-R.sup.6 are
each, independently, C.sub.1-C.sub.12 alkyl or C.sub.6-C.sub.12
aryl; and n and m are each, independently, 0 or an integer from
1-5; said process comprising: reacting a compound of the formula
HO--R.sup.7--OH with BH.sub.3 and a compound of the formula
##STR00186## in the presence of a nickel-containing catalyst to
produce a first product, where R.sup.7 is a C.sub.2-C.sub.12
hydrocarbon group and X is a halogen, OTs, or OMs; contacting the
first product with a compound of the formula: ##STR00187## in the
presence of a nickel-containing catalyst to produce a compound of
formula I, where Z is a halogen.
2. The process of claim 1, wherein said compound of the formula
HO--R.sup.7--OH is contacted with BH.sub.3 to produce an
intermediate compound prior to contacting said intermediate
compound with a compound of formula II.
3. The process of claim 1, wherein the nickel-containing catalyst
is NiCl.sub.2(dppp).
4. The process of claim 1, wherein said compound of formula I is
prepared in the presence of toluene solvent.
5. The process of claim 1, wherein n and m are each, independently,
1 or 2.
6. The process of claim 1, wherein at least one of R.sup.1 and
R.sup.2 is CO.sub.2R.sup.3 where R.sup.3 is methyl or ethyl.
7. The process of claim 1, wherein; R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are each,
independently, C.sub.1-C.sub.4 alkyl, CO.sub.2R.sup.3, OR.sup.4, or
C.sub.6-C.sub.18 aryl; and R.sup.3-R.sup.6 are each, independently,
C.sub.1-C.sub.4 alkyl or C.sub.6-C.sub.12 aryl;
8. The process of claim 1, wherein X is Br.
9. The process of claim 1, wherein the nickel-containing catalyst
is substantially the same in each step of the process.
10. The process of claim 1, wherein said first product is of the
formula ##STR00188##
11. The process of claim 1, wherein said reacting and contacting
steps are performed seriatim.
12. The process of claim 11, wherein said reacting and contacting
steps are performed seriatim in a single reaction vessel.
13. A process for the production of a compound of the formula:
##STR00189## said process comprising contacting a compound of the
formula HO--R.sup.7--OH with BH.sub.3 and a compound of the formula
##STR00190## in the presence of a nickel-containing catalyst to
produce a first product, wherein: R.sup.1 is C.sub.1-C.sub.12
alkyl, CO.sub.2R.sup.3, OR.sup.4, R.sup.5(OR.sup.6), or
C.sub.6-C.sub.18 aryl; R.sup.3-R.sup.6 are each, independently,
C.sub.1-C.sub.12 alkyl or C.sub.6-C.sub.12 aryl; and R.sup.7 is a
C.sub.2-C.sub.12 hydrocarbon group and X is a halogen, OTs, or
OMs.
14. The process of claim 13, wherein said compound of the formula
HO--R.sup.7--OH is contacted with BH.sub.3 to produce an
intermediate compound prior to contacting said intermediate
compound with a compound of formula II.
15. The process of claim 13, wherein the compound of formula IV is
isolated.
16. The process of claim 15, wherein the nickel-containing catalyst
is NiCl.sub.2(dppp).
17. The process of claim 13, wherein said process is performed in
the presence of toluene solvent.
18. The process of claim 13, wherein n is 1 or 2.
19. The process of claim 13, wherein at least one of R.sup.1 is
CO.sub.2R.sup.3 where R.sup.3 is methyl or ethyl.
20. A compound of the formula ##STR00191##
21. A process for the production of a compound of formula V
##STR00192## comprising contacting a compound of the formula
HO--R.sup.7--OH with BH3, where R.sup.7 is a C.sub.2-C.sub.12
hydrocarbon group.
Description
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This invention claims benefit of U.S. Patent Application No.
61/096,991, filed Sep. 15, 2008 and U.S. Patent Application No.
61/050,410, filed May 5, 2008, each of which is incorporated herein
by reference in their entirety.
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0003] The present invention concerns processes for the production
of aryl neopentylglycolborate esters and their use in the
production of biphenyl compounds.
BACKGROUND
[0004] Boronic acids are used as intermediates in the synthesis of
biaryl and related architectures (Hall, D. G. Ed. Boronic Acids,
Wiley-VCH: Weinheim, Germany, 2005), as building blocks for
supramolecular polymers (Niu, et al., J. Chem. Commun. 2005, 4342),
chemical sensors (James and Shinkai, Top. Curr. Chem. 2002, 218,
159) and therapeutics. The broad applicability of boronic acids in
organic synthesis has encouraged pursuit of efficient methods for
their synthesis. The traditional approach to arylboronic acids
involves the formation of aryl Grignard and lithium reagents,
followed by electrophillic trapping with trialkyl borates and
subsequent hydrolysis. As it employs the least expensive reagents,
this method is one of the few procedures that is used for
large-scale applications. The sensitivity of this reaction to
moisture and the incompatibility of Grignard and organolithium
reagents with electrophillic functional groups are obstacles to its
implementation. One solution to this problem is the "in-situ"
quench technique, wherein an alkyl lithium reagent is added
directly to a solution of aryl halide and trialkyl borate. While
this is an improvement, yields are still inadequate for many
substrates including carboxylic esters (Li, et al., J. Org. Chem.
2002, 67, 5394). An attractive alternative to direct boronic acid
synthesis involves transition metal catalyzed installation of a
cyclic boronate ester. The most well known method utilizes Pd(O)
(Ishiyama, et al, J. Org. Chem. 1995, 60, 7508; Murata, et al., J.
Org. Chem. 1997, 62, 6458) to catalyze the addition of
tetraalkoxydiboron (Ishiyama, et al, J. Org. Chem. 1995, 60, 7508;
Brotherton, et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1960, 82, 6242; Lawlor, et
al., Inorg. Chem. 1998, 37, 5282; Ishiyama, et al., J. Ed. Org.
Synth. 2000, 77, 176), pinacolborane (HBPin) (Murata, et al., J.
Org. Chem. 1997, 62, 6458; Tucker, et al., J. Org. Chem. 1992, 57,
3482) or catecholborane (Murata, et al., J. Org. Chem. 2000, 65,
164) to an aryl iodide, bromide or triflate. A one-pot Ir catalyzed
direct C--H boration was developed to synthesize the relatively
inaccessible 3,5-disubstiuted aryl boronic acids and
aryltrifluoroborates from 1,3-disubstituted arenes Pd-catalyzed
borations of aryl halides and direct Ir catalyzed C--H borations
are restrictively expensive due to the cost or extremely difficult
synthesis and purification of alkoxydiborons and catalysts
(Brotherton, et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1960, 82, 6242; Lawlor, et
al., Inorg. Chem. 1998, 37, 5282; Ishiyama, et al., J. Ed. Org.
Synth. 2000, 77, 176).
[0005] Despite the aforementioned research, there is a need in the
art for a simplified, low cost method for the production of biaryl
compounds and their boron containing precursors.
SUMMARY
[0006] The present invention concerns processes for the production
of biphenyl compositions. In some embodiments, the process is for
the synthesis of a compound of the formula:
##STR00002##
wherein:
[0007] R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are each, independently,
C.sub.1-C.sub.12 alkyl, CO.sub.2R.sup.3, OR.sup.4,
R.sup.5(OR.sup.6), or C.sub.6-C.sub.18 aryl;
[0008] R.sup.3-R.sup.6 are each, independently, C.sub.1-C.sub.12
alkyl or C.sub.6-C.sub.12 aryl; and
[0009] n and m are each, independently, 0 or an integer from 1-5;
the process comprising: [0010] reacting a compound of the formula
HO--R.sup.7--OH with BH.sub.3 and a compound of the formula
##STR00003##
[0010] in the presence of a nickel-containing catalyst to produce a
first product, where R.sup.7 is a C.sub.2-C.sub.12 hydrocarbon
group and X is a halogen, OMs, or MTs; [0011] contacting the first
product with a compound of the formula:
##STR00004##
[0011] in the presence of a nickel-containing catalyst to produce a
compound of formula I, where Z is a halogen.
[0012] In some processes, the compound of the formula
HO--R.sup.7--OH is contacted with BH.sub.3 to produce an
intermediate compound prior to contacting said intermediate
compound with a compound of formula II. In certain processes, the
intermediate is not isolated.
[0013] In some embodiments, the nickel-containing catalyst is
NiCl.sub.2(dppp) in the reacting step (borylation). In certain
embodiments, NiCl.sub.2(dppe) is used as the nickel-containing
catalyst in the contacting step (coupling). In yet other
embodiments, NI(COD).sub.2/PCy.sub.3 is used in the reacting step.
As the first product can be reacted in situ to produce the compound
of formula I, the substantially the same catalyst can be used in
each reaction step.
[0014] Any suitable solvent can be used in the process. In some
embodiments, the compound of formula I is prepared in the presence
of toluene solvent.
[0015] For some compounds produced by the process, n and m are
each, independently, 1 or 2. Some compounds, have n at least one of
R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is CO.sub.2R.sup.3 where R.sup.3 is methyl or
ethyl. In certain processes, R.sup.3 is methyl. In some processes,
R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are each, independently, C.sub.1-C.sub.4 alkyl,
CO.sub.2R.sup.3, OR.sup.4, or C.sub.6-C.sub.18 aryl; and
R.sup.3-R.sup.6 are each, independently, C.sub.1-C.sub.4 alkyl or
C.sub.6-C.sub.12 aryl. One preferred X is Br.
[0016] In certain embodiments, the first product is of the
formula
##STR00005##
[0017] In some embodiments, the invention concerns the process for
the production of a compound of the formula:
##STR00006##
the process comprising contacting a compound of the formula
HO--R.sup.7--OH with BH.sub.3 and a compound of the formula
##STR00007##
in the presence of a nickel-containing catalyst to produce a first
product, wherein:
[0018] R.sup.1 is C.sub.1-C.sub.12 alkyl, CO.sub.2R.sup.3,
OR.sup.4, R.sup.5(OR.sup.6), or C.sub.6-C.sub.18 aryl;
[0019] R.sup.3-R.sup.6 are each, independently, C.sub.1-C.sub.12
alkyl or C.sub.6-C.sub.12 aryl; and
[0020] R.sup.7 is a C.sub.2-C.sub.12 hydrocarbon group and X is a
halogen.
[0021] In some embodiments, the compound of formula IV is isolated
and optionally purified.
[0022] In some embodiments, the reacting and contacting steps are
performed seriatim. By performed seriatim, it is intended to mean
that the intermediate products are not isolated between reaction
steps. Thus, compound I can be produced without isolation of the
first product.
[0023] In some embodiments, HO--R.sup.7--OH and BH.sub.3 can be
reacted to produce a compound of the formula V.
##STR00008##
[0024] In certain embodiments, compound V can be reacted with
compound II to produce compound IV. Compound IV can be reacted with
compound III to produce compound I. In some embodiments, compounds
IV and V can be reacted to produce compound I without isolation
and/or purification of the compounds.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0025] FIG. 1 presents a schematic of certain sequential and
one-pot synthetic processes described herein.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF ILLUSTRATIVE EMBODIMENTS
[0026] The present invention concerns sequential Ni-catalyzed
borylation and cross-coupling of aryl halides via in situ prepared
cyclic dialkoxy borane compounds, such as
neopentylglycolborane.
[0027] In some embodiments, a compound of the formula
HO--R.sup.7--OH (pinacol, neopentylglycol, or other diols, for
example) is contacted with BH.sub.3 and results in the formation of
a cyclic borane. This compound is produced in situ only, and is not
isolated. Contacting the cyclic borane derived in situ via contact
with the diol and BH.sub.3, with a compound of the formula II and
nickel catalyst produces compound IV, a cyclic boronate ester.
Compound IV can be isolated and purified. Compounds of formula IV
are important commercial products and currently very expensive due
to current synthetic methods. In certain embodiments, the compound
IV can be contacted with compound III and nickel catalyst to form
Compound I, a biphenyl.
[0028] One key advantage to the presently described process is the
ability to use cheap Ni-catalysts for both the formation of
compounds of the formulas IV and I. Importantly, the ability to use
unpurified cyclic borane made in situ from the contact of BH.sub.3
and HO--R.sup.7--OH, for the reaction to produce IV is a
significant improvement over previous known methodologies, as it
bypasses the purchase of costly borylating reagents or tedious
purification of the cylcic borane.
[0029] In one embodiment, the invention is depicted in following
reaction scheme.
##STR00009##
[0030] Certain work in our laboratory has focused on the
development of Ni-catalysts for Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling of
aryl halides, tosylates and mesylates (Percec, et al., J. Org.
Chem. 1995, 60, 1060; Percec, et al., J. Org. Chem. 2004, 69,
3447). The broad applicability of NiCl.sub.2(dppe) for
Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling and the need for large quantities of
boronic acid derived biaryl (Percec, et al, Chem. Eur. J. 2006, 12,
5731) triggered the pursuit of a general method for Ni-catalyzed
dialkoxyborations. Ni-catalyzed pinacolborylation has been reported
once in the literature (Percec, et al, Chem. Eur. J. 2006, 12,
5731). Therein, the Pd borylation was modified to use less
expensive Ni and HBpin for the bis- and trisborylation. For the
purpose of multi-borylation, 10% NiCl.sub.2(dppp), 1.5 equiv of
HBPin per halide, and 3.0 equiv Et.sub.3N were suitable (Morgan, et
al, J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2000, 76, 1257). Our investigation into
Ni-catalyzed mono-borations used these conditions as a starting
point. Two significant modifications were incorporated at the onset
of this study. To reduce the cost and eliminate a synthetic step,
HBpin was prepared "in situ" by addition of BH.sub.3-DMS to a
toluene solution of pinacol and directly used in the boration via
cannulation without purification. While the use of unpurified HBpin
has been reported for hydroborations, prior distillation is
standard for metal-catalyzed coupling. To ensure high conversion
while using in situ formed HBpin, the starting equiv of HBPin were
increased from 1.5 to 2.0. Optimizations of the initial conditions
were performed on electron-rich 4-bromoanisole and later on
electron deficient methyl 4-bromobenzoate (Table 1). One motivation
for the two-substrate optimization is that limited protiodeboration
was observed in electron rich substrates, whereas extensive
protiodeboration was initially observed in electron poor
substrates.
[0031] In an initial screen with 4-bromoanisole, it was revealed
that solvent choice can be important. Pinacolborylation proceeds in
toluene, but did not proceed in dioxane. This is unusual
considering that Ni-catalyzed Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling
proceeds in both dioxane and toluene (Percec, et al., J. Org. Chem.
1995, 60, 1060; Percec, et al., J. Org. Chem. 2004, 69, 3447).
Further, dioxane is an acceptable solvent for Pd-catalyzed Miyaura
boration using HBpin.
[0032] In Pd-catalyzed coupling of dialkoxyboranes with aryl
halides, Et.sub.3N has been shown to be more efficient than Py,
DBU, KOAc, or even Hunig's base. Due to the superiority of
Et.sub.3N in Pd-catalyzed reactions and the likely similar
mechanism for Ni, Et.sub.3N was used without investigating other
bases. In order to develop the simplest procedure possible, the
purity requirements for each reagent were investigated. It was
found that the reaction was highly dependent on the quality of
Et.sub.3N. Use of as received Et.sub.3N resulted in 66% conversion
after 18 h. Et.sub.3N distilled from CaH.sub.2 raised conversion to
80%.
TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 Pinacolborylation of Methyl 4-Bromobenzoate
##STR00010## ##STR00011## ##STR00012## HBpin catalyst temp conv.
byproduct (equiv) (equiv) (.degree. C.) (%).sup.a (%).sup.a 2.0
NiCl.sub.2(dppp) (0.1) 100 100 25 2.0 NiCl.sub.2(dppp) (0.1) 80 0 0
2.0 NiCl.sub.2(dppp) (0.1) 90 50 30 1.5 NiCl.sub.2(dppp) (0.1) 100
80 35 2.0 NiCl.sub.2(dppp) (0.05) 100 66 20 2.0 NiCl.sub.2(dppe)
(0.1) 100 90 10 2.0 NiCl.sub.2(PPh.sub.3).sub.2 ( 0.2) 100 70 15
2.0 NiCl.sub.2(dppp)/dppp (0.1) 100 90 10 .sup.aConversion and
byproduct percentage determined via .sup.1H NMR.
[0033] After conditions for 4-bromoanisole were optimized, effort
was focused on reduction of apparent protiodeboration in methyl
4-bromobenzoate (Table 1). Methyl 4-bromobenzoate was obtained with
100% conversion after 18 h at 100.degree. C. Decreased reaction
temperature did not reduce the amount of protiodeboration but did
have dramatic effects on conversion. Below 80.degree. C. no
measurable conversion was observed and at 90.degree. C. the
reaction proceeded to only 50% conversion in 18 h. As
protiodeboration did not appear to be temperature dependent, the
potential for catalyst or borane loading levels dependence was
assessed. Reducing the catalyst from 10.0 mol % or the equiv of
HBpin from 2.0 decreased conversion and failed to reduce
protiodeboration. Catalyst effects were investigated. As determined
previously (Morgan, et al, J. Appl. Polynl. Sci. 2000, 76, 1257)
for bis- and tris-borylations, the most effective catalyst for
mono-borylations is NiCl.sub.2(dppp). This catalyst achieved 100%
conversion of 4-carbonyl-methoxyphenyl-1-bromide in 18 h.
NiCl.sub.2(dppe) resulted in 90% conversion, while the conversion
for NiCl.sub.2(PPh.sub.3).sub.2 was 70%. The NiCl.sub.2(dppp)
system can be tweaked to improve the product distribution.
Introduction of an additional 1.0 equiv of dppp as a co-ligand
reduced byproduct formation from 25% to 7%. It is unclear why dppp
is superior to dppe or why increased dppp levels suppress
protiodeboration. One possibility is that protiodeboration is
catalyst mediated and that excess dppp shifts the equilibrium to
the hypothetical Ni.sup.0(dppp).sub.2 dormant species. The ligand
effect is under experimental and computational investigations.
[0034] Optimized Ni-catalyzed pinacolborylation was tested on an
electron withdrawing aryl bromide, two electron donating aryl
bromides, and an aryl iodide yielding between 60-80% yield (Table
2). More substrates were tested, but they proved to be difficult to
isolate. However, crude NMR generally showed good to excellent
conversion for aryl bromides and aryl iodides but very limited
conversion for aryl chlorides. The high conversions hinted at a
promising reaction, but the frequent difficulties in purification
of the pinacol boronate esters, the incompatibility of the
purifiable pinacol boronate esters with NiCl.sub.2(dppe)
cross-coupling, and the generally sluggish hydrolysis to the
boronic acid, instigated a search for alternatives to HBpin.
TABLE-US-00002 TABLE 2 Selected Ni-Catalyzed Pinacolborylations
##STR00013## ##STR00014## entry substrate product A % yield.sup.a
ratio A:B .sup.b 1 ##STR00015## ##STR00016## 80 (100) 13:1 2
##STR00017## ##STR00018## 63 (96) 10:1 3 ##STR00019## ##STR00020##
79 (100) 5:1 4 ##STR00021## ##STR00022## 60 (100).sup.c 5:1
.sup.aIsolated yield after column chromotography. .sup.1H NMR
conversions shown in parenthesis. .sup.b Ratio based upon .sup.1H
NMR. .sup.cYield and conversion after 2 h.
[0035] While HBpin has been used frequently as a somewhat less
expensive and easier to prepare replacement to
bis(pinacolato)diboron, only a few other dialkoxyboranes have been
explored (for example, Kennedy, et al., J. Organomet. Chem. 2.003,
680, 263 and Yang and Cheng, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2001, 123(4), 761).
A screen of inexpensive diols revealed that while many diols are
incompatible with in situ generation of dialkoxyborane,
neopentylglycol is well suited and has the added benefit of
enforcing crystallinity. From .sup.1H NMR, the reaction is believed
to proceed via "in-situ" formed neopentylglycolborane, a compound
that to our knowledge has not been reported in the literature,
despite frequent use of its diboron analogue (Id.).
[0036] Due to the similarity of the pinacol and
neopentylglycolborylations and good initial yields using previously
optimized conditions, effort was not made to improve reaction
conditions. However, due to the ease of neopentylglycol
purification the effect of the quality of neopentylgycol and the
catalyst and co-ligand effects conversion were assessed. Use of as
received neopentylglycol resulted in 80% conversion, while its
recrystallization from CH.sub.2Cl.sub.2 prior to use resulted in
100% conversion. As decreased HBpin loading level reduces
conversion, this demonstrates that a minor drawback of the in situ
generation is that we need to make certain that sufficient
dialkoxyborane is available.
TABLE-US-00003 TABLE 3 Optimization of Neopentylglycolborylation
##STR00023## ##STR00024## diol conv. byproduct R-group quality
catalyst (%).sup.a (%).sup.a 3,5-OMe As Rec. NiCl.sub.2(dppp) 80 nd
3,5-OMe Recrys. NiCl.sub.2(dppp)/dppp 100 nd 3,5-OMe Recrys.
NiCl.sub.2(dppe) 39 nd 4-CO.sub.2Me Recrys. NiCl.sub.2(dppp) 92 17
4-CO.sub.2Me Recrys. NiCl.sub.2(dppp)/dppp 95+ 9.5 .sup.aConversion
and byproduct content determined by .sup.1H NMR.
[0037] While NiCl.sub.2(dppe) was only slightly less effective than
NiCl.sub.2(dppp) for pinacolborylations, it only showed 39%
conversion for neopentylglycolborylation of an electron rich
bromide. As expected, addition of co-ligand dppp did not reduce the
overall conversion of an electron rich bromide. However, as in the
case of pinacolborylations addition of dppp during
neopentylglycolborylation of an electron poor substrate resulted in
decreased protiodeboration (17% to 9.5%).
TABLE-US-00004 TABLE 4 Scope of Ni-Catalyzed
Neopentylglycolborylation ##STR00025## ##STR00026## entry substrate
product A % yield of A.sup.a Ratio A:B.sup.b 1 ##STR00027##
##STR00028## 72.sup.c (100) 9:1 2 ##STR00029## ##STR00030## 78 (95)
1:0 3 ##STR00031## ##STR00032## 67 (95) 6:1 4 ##STR00033##
##STR00034## nd (100) nd 5 ##STR00035## ##STR00036## 79 (100) nd 6
##STR00037## ##STR00038## 72 (100).sup.d 6.7:1 7 ##STR00039##
##STR00040## nd (16) nd .sup.aYield after column chromotography.
.sup.bYield and product ratio based on .sup.1H NMR. .sup.cYield
after MeOH recrystalization. Conversion and yield after 2 h.
[0038] Using these optimized reaction conditions,
neopentylglycolborylation was tested on a number of substrates
(Table 4). This reaction works well with electron withdrawing and
donating aryl bromides as well as aryl iodides (67-79% yield). The
ortho-substituted bromide was not recovered by column
chromatography, despite complete consumption of starting material.
The aryl chloride proceeded to only 16% conversion under these
reaction conditions.
[0039] While the aryl pinacolborates produced via NiCl.sub.2(dppp)
catalysis were not useful in NiCl.sub.2(dppe) cross-coupling,
fortuitously neopentylglycolboranes were more compliant. Of the
aryl neopentylglycolboronate esters that we derived via
NiCl.sub.2(dppp)/dppp coupling, most did not participate in
NiCl.sub.2(dppe) Suzuki-Miyaura coupling using previously
established conditions. However, methyl
4-(5,5-dimethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborinan-2-yl)benzoate (Table 4, entry 1)
proceeded with very good to excellent yield in direct
cross-coupling with aryl bromides and iodides and good yield with
aryl chlorides (Table 5). Lack of reactivity of electron rich aryl
neopentylglycolboronic esters was overcome by changing the base
from K.sub.3PO.sub.4 to NaOH.
[0040] While not wanting to be bound by theory, three potential
explanations arise for the base dependence on reactivity. (1)
Electron rich neopentylglycolboronate esters do not form a strong
enough borate complex with K.sub.3PO.sub.4 to allow
transmetallation through an anionic pathway. (2) In situ hydrolysis
of the boronate ester is essential for coupling using
NiCl.sub.2(dppe), and only strong bases like NaOH are able to
hydrolyze the electron rich aryl neopentylglycolboronate ester. (3)
NaOH induces a NiOH(dppe) pathway that enhance transmetallation for
electron rich boronate esters (Braga, et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc.
2005, 127, 9298). The latter hypothesis is potentially discounted
by the fact that refluxing
2-(3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)-5,5-dimethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborinane (Table 5,
entry 3) with 3 equiv of NaOH in dioxane (i.e., reaction conditions
without aryl halide and catalyst) only appears to mediate
protiodeboration. It has been reported that Ni(COD).sub.2 catalyzes
the cross-coupling of 5,5-dimethyl-2-phenyl-1,3,2-dioxaborinane
with vinyl phosphates, using K.sub.3PO.sub.4 as base (Hansen, et
al., Chem. Commun. 2006, 4136. It is therefore possible that the
incompatibility of certain neopentylglycolboronate esters and all
tested pinacolboronate esters with NiCl.sub.2(dppe) cross-coupling
relates to the inability to reduce the Ni.sup.IICl.sub.2(dppe)
pre-catalyst to active Ni catalyst.
[0041] Beyond the improvement of the synthesis of biaryls and
related dendritic architectures (Percec, et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc.
2007, 129, 11265), this technique provides rapid access to
analogues of expensive, but broadly useful, boronic acids. For
example, 4-methoxycarbonylphenyl-1-boronic acid is used for the
preparation of enantiomeric .alpha.-aminoketones (Yang, et al., J.
Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 127, 1132), but it is very expensive. Methods
described in this paper achieve the pinacol- and neopentylboronate
ester analogues in 80% and 72% yield respectively, and at
significantly lower cost. Pinacol boronate esters are compatible
with Pd-catalyzed cross-cross-coupling (Baudoin, et al, Synlett.
2003, 13, 1009), and the neopentylboronate ester is compatible with
Ni-catalyzed cross-coupling and should proceed with Pd (Chaumeil,
et al., Tetrahedron 2000, 56, 9655). Also, the
neopentylglycolboronate ester can be converted in high yield to the
potassium trifluoroborate via KHF.sub.2 and allows entrance into
cross-coupling with aryl halides. All three species can be
converted under appropriate hydrolytic, oxidative or fluorophillic
conditions to the boronic acid (Yuen, et al., Tetrahedron Lett.
2005, 46, 7899).
TABLE-US-00005 TABLE 5 Cross-coupling of Aryl
Neopentylglycolboronates ##STR00041## entry boronale ester aryl
halide product Yield.sup.a 1 ##STR00042## ##STR00043## ##STR00044##
85 (100) 2 ##STR00045## ##STR00046## ##STR00047## 83 (92) 3
##STR00048## ##STR00049## ##STR00050## 79 (75) 4 ##STR00051##
##STR00052## ##STR00053## 67 (66) 6 ##STR00054## ##STR00055##
##STR00056## 92 (100) 7 ##STR00057## ##STR00058## ##STR00059## 0
(0) 8.sup.b ##STR00060## ##STR00061## ##STR00062## 70 (100) 9.sup.b
##STR00063## ##STR00064## ##STR00065## 91 (100) .sup.aYield after
chromatography, approximate .sup.1H NMR consumption of aryl halide
in parenthesis. .sup.bNaOH required as base, all other reactions
utilize K.sub.3PO.sub.4.
[0042] As shown herein, NiCl.sub.2(dppp) catalyzed
neopentylglycolborylation has been developed as a facile and
inexpensive route to boronic acid substitutes, which can be
immediately applied in NiCl.sub.2(dppe) catalyzed cross-coupling
with aryl halides or converted to other useful intermediates.
[0043] The following example are intended to be illustrative and
not limiting in nature. They provide additional detail and support
for the results discussed above.
EXAMPLES
[0044] General Considerations. All reactions were performed in oven
dried round-bottom flasks or Schlenk tubes with rubber septa tops
under an inert atmosphere of N.sub.2. Commercially available air
sensitive reagents and dialkoxyboranes generated in situ were
transferred via syringe or stainless steel cannula. Organic
solutions were concentrated by rotary evaporation under house
vacuum. Silica Gel Chromatography (Flash Chromatography) was
performed using the classic procedure (Still, et al., J. Org. Chem.
1978, 43, 2923), employing silica gel (60 A pore size, 230-400
Mesh, 40-64 pm particle size, SiliCycle). Thin Layer Chromatography
was carried out on pre-coated aluminum plates (silica gel with
indicator; layer thickness 200 pm; particle size, 2-25 pm; pore
size 60 A, from SIGMA-Aldrich). TLC plates were visualized by
exposure to ultraviolet light.
[0045] Materials. Borane dimethylsulfide complex,
3,5-dimethoxy-1-bromobenzene, 4-(benyzyloxy)phenol,
1-bromonapthalene, 4-iodoanisole, hydrocinnamic acid, potassium
hydrogen fluoride, 1,3-bis(diphenylphosophino)propane, and
1,2-bis(diphenphosophino)ethane were used as received from Aldrich.
1,1'-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene, 99%,
2-(dicyclohexylphosphino)biphenyl, 98% and Ni(COD).sub.2 were used
as received from Strem Chemicals. 4-chlorotoluene and
4-bromoanisole were used as received from Lancaster. 4-Bromotoluene
and 4-bromoanisole were used as received from Lancaster.
(i-Pr).sub.2EtN, CsF and P(Cy).sub.3 were used as received from
Aldrich. NiCl.sub.2.6H.sub.2O and pinacol were used as received
from Acros. H.sub.2SO.sub.4, MgSO.sub.4, NaCl, acetone,
NaHCO.sub.3, dichloromethane, ethyl acetate, THF, hexanes, and
methanol were all used as received from Fischer. MgSO.sub.4, NaCl,
NaHCO.sub.3, dichloromethane, acetone, ethyl acetate, hexanes, and
methanol were all used as received from Fischer. K.sub.3PO.sub.4
(tribasic) from Fischer was dried at 40.degree. C. prior to use.
Neopentylglycol from Acros was recrystallized from dichloromethane
prior to use. Triphenylphosphine from Aldrich was recrystallized
from hexanes prior to use. Dioxane (ACS Reagent grade) from Fischer
was refluxed over sodium ketyl until the solution turned purple and
was freshly distilled before use. Toluene and triethylamine (ACS
reagent grade) from Fischer were distilled over CaH.sub.2 and
stored under nitrogen prior to use. Deuterated solvents were
obtained from Cambridge Isotope Labs. Ni-based catalysts
NiCl.sub.2(dppp) (Van Hecke, G. R.; Horrocks, W. D. Inorg. Chem.
1966, 5(11), 1968), NiCl.sub.2(dppe) (Booth, G.; Chatt, J. J. Chem.
Soc. 1965, 3238), NiCl.sub.2(dppf) (Rudie, A. W.; Lichtenberg, D.
W; Katcher, M. L; Davison, A. Inorg. Chem. 1978, 17(10), 2859),
NiCl.sub.2(PPh.sub.3).sub.2 (Barnett, K. W. J. Chem. Educ. 1974,
51(6), 422), NiCl.sub.2(Et.sub.3N).sub.2 (Ahuja, I. S.; Brown, D.
H; Nuttall, R. H.; Sharp, D. W. A. J. Inorg. Nucl. Chem. 1965, 27,
1105), NiCl.sub.2(bpy) (Broomhead, J. A.; Dwyer, F. P. Aust. J.
Chem. 1961, 14, 250), and Pd catalyst PdCl.sub.2(dppf) (Hayashi,
T.; Konishi, M.; Kobori, Y.; Kamada, M.; Higuchi, T.; Hirotsu, K.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1984, 106, 158) were synthesized according to the
original procedures.
[0046] Instrumentation. .sup.1H NMR (500 MHz or 360 MHz) and
.sup.13C NMR (125 MHz) spectra were recorded on a Bruker DRX 500 or
a Bruker DMX 360 instrument, using TMS as internal standard.
Chemical shifts are reported relative to internal chloroform
(607.26 for .sup.1H, 6077.0 for .sup.13C), benzene (6 7.16 for
.sup.1H and 6 128.39 for .sup.13C) or DMSO (6 2.50 for .sup.1H and
6 39.51 for .sup.13C) standard solvent for NMR. For organoboron
compounds, carbons adjacent to boron were not observed due to peak
broadening from the boron quadrapole moments. Melting temperatures
were recorded on a Thomas-Hoover Uni-Melt apparatus and were
reported without correction. High resolution mass spectra of new
compounds were obtained on an Autospec high resolution double
focusing chemical ionization spectrometer.
[0047] High-resolution mass spectra of new compounds were obtained
on an Autospec high resolution double focusing chemical ionization
spectrometer. Agilent GC 6890 coupled with an FID detector gas
chromatograph and column HP 19091J-413
(5%-phenyl)methylpolysiloxane 30 m Length 0.32 mm internal diameter
was used to follow the reaction conversions and to assess purity of
final compounds complementary to the NMR technique. The crude
reaction mixtures were diluted with THF stabilized with BHT (3%),
which was used as internal standard. Inert atmosphere for air
sensitive reagents and reactions (Ni(COD).sub.2-catalized
cross-coupling) was provided by Innovative Technology System 1,
Glove Box.
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
[0048] BH3.DMS borane dimethylsulfide complex CI chemical
ionization DCM dichlormethane dppe 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane
dppf 1,1'-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene dppp
1,3-bis(diphenylphosphino)propane equiv equivalent Et.sub.3N
triethylamine g gram HRMS high resolution mass spectrometry Hz
hertz J coupling constant mg milligram mL milliliter mmol millimole
Mp melting point m/z mass-to-charge ratio nd not determined
NiCl.sub.2(dppe) (1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane)nickel(II)
chloride NiCl.sub.2(dppp)
(1,3-bis(diphenylphosphino)propane)nickel(II) chloride
Ni(COD).sub.2 bis(1,5-cyclopentadiene)nickel(0) ppm parts per
million R.sub.f retention factor OTs tosylate OMs mesylate
Synthesis of Reagents
[0049] NiCl.sub.2(dppe), NiCl.sub.2(dppp) and
NiCl.sub.2(PPh.sub.3).sub.2. Catalysts were prepared by refluxing a
methanolic solution of nickel(II) dichloride hexahydrate with
stoichiometric phopshine ligand according to literature procedures
(Booth and Chatt, J. Chem. Soc. 1965, 3238). Analytical data agreed
with those reported in the literature.
[0050] Synthesis of 4-(Benzyloxy)phenyl methanesulfonate. This
compound was prepared according to literature methods starting from
4-(benzyloxy)phenol (Percec, et al., J. Org. Chem. 2004, 69,
3447).
Synthesis of Methyl 4-Iodohydrocinnamate
[0051] 4-Iodohydrocinnamic acid was prepared from hydrocinnamic
acid according to literature procedures using
H.sub.5IO.sub.6I.sub.2 (Kawasaki, et al., Tetrahedron Asymm. 2001,
12(4), 585). To a stirring solution of 4-iodohydrocinnamic acid
(12.248, 44.4 mmol, 1.0 equiv) in methanol (75 mL), was added
H.sub.2SO.sub.4 (2.2 mL). A reflux condenser was attached and the
reaction mixture was heated to reflux at 75.degree. C. for 15 h
under N.sub.2. The reaction mixture was cooled to 23.degree. C. and
the methanol was removed by rotary evaporation. The crude oil
concentrate was diluted with DCM (100 mL) and ethyl acetate (15
mL). The solution was washed with water (100 mL), saturated aqueous
sodium bicarbonate (100 mL) and saturated aqueous sodium chloride
(100 mL). The organic layer was dried over anhydrous magnesium
sulfate. The dried organics were filtered and concentrated to
furnish methyl 4-iodohydrocinnamte as an off-white solid (12.898,
99%). Mp: 46.degree. C.
In Situ Preparation of Neopentylglycolborane PBnpt) and
Pinacolborane (5,5-Dimethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborinane and
4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolane) (HBpin)
[0052] To a stirring solution of neopentylglycol or pinacol (10.0
mmol, 2.0 equiv) in toluene (5 mL) at 0.degree. C. was added
BH.sub.3-DMS (10.0 mmol, 2.0 equiv) dropwise via syringe under
nitrogen. The reaction mixture was allowed to stir for 30 min at
0.degree. C. and 90 min at 23.degree. C. at which point gas
evolution ceased. Neopentylglycolborane and pinacolborane were used
directly in toluene solution without further purification or
analysis.
[0053] Pinacolborane (HBpin) has been previously isolated and
characterized (Tucker, et al., J. Org. Chem. 1992, 57, 3482). To
our knowledge neopentylglycolborane (HBnpt) has not been isolated,
used, or characterized. While isolation and purification of HBnpt
was not attempted, formation of HBnpt was observed in situ by NMR
analysis. Transferring a small aliquot of its toluene solution to a
N.sub.2 flushed NMR tube filled with benzene-d.sup.6 via a J Young
valve .sup.1H-NMR and .sup.13C-NMR spectra were collected. The NMR
spectra confirmed the identity of the compounds.
General Procedure for the Synthesis of Aryl Neopentylglycol- and
Pinacolboronic Esters.
[0054] A round-bottom flask was charged with an aryl halide (5.0
mmol, 1.0 equiv), NiCl.sub.2(dppp) (0.5 mmol, 0.1 equiv), dppp (0.5
mmol, 0.1 equiv), and a Teflon.RTM. coated stirbar. The reaction
vessel was evacuated for 10 min under high vacuum and backfilled
with N.sub.2. This process was repeated twice more. Toluene (5 mL)
and Et.sub.3N (15.0 mmol, 3.0 equiv) were added. To the
crimson-colored suspension was added freshly prepared
neopentylglycolborane or pinacolborane (10.0 mmol, 2.0 equiv in 5
ml toluene) via cannula at 23.degree. C. The reaction mixture was
refluxed at 100.degree. C. for 18 h. Upon completion, the reaction
mixture was quenched via slow addition of saturated aqueous
ammonium chloride (10 mL). The quenched reaction mixture was then
diluted with ethyl acetate (10 mL) and washed with saturated
aqueous ammonium chloride (3.times.50 mL). The aqueous layers were
back-extracted with ethyl acetate (2.times.50 mL) and DCM
(2.times.50 mL). The organic layers were combined, dried over
anhydrous MgSO.sub.4, filtered, and concentrated to achieve the
crude product. Purification was achieved via silica gel
chromatography or recrystallization.
Methyl 4-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)benzoate
[0055] The crude product was made by the above procedure and
purified by silica gel chromatography (DCM, R.sub.f=0.53) to yield
the product as white crystals (1.05 g, 80%). Mp=79-80.5.degree. C.
.sup.1H and .sup.13C NMR spectra agreed with those of the
literature (Ishiyama, et al., J. Org. Chem. 1995, 60,
7508-7510).
2-(3,4-Dimethoxyphenyl)-4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolane
[0056] The crude product was made according the procedure above and
purified by silica gel chromatography (10 hexanes: 1 ethyl acetate,
R.sub.f=0.16) to yield the product as white crystals (0.84 g, 63%).
Mp=82-83.degree. C. .sup.1H and .sup.13C NMR spectra agreed with
those of the literature (Anastasi and Hartwig, J. Am. Chem. Soc.
2002, 124, 390).
4,4,5,5-Tetramethyl-2-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)-1,3,2-dioxaborolane
[0057] The crude product was made according the procedure above and
purified by silica gel chromatography (10 hexanes: 1 ethyl acetate,
R.sub.f=0.13) to yield the product as white crystals (1.15 g, 79%).
Mp=100-101.5.degree. C. .sup.1H and .sup.13C NMR spectra were
consistent with the expected product.
Methyl
3-[4-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-[1,3,2]dioxaborolan-2-yl)phenyl]propanoat-
e
[0058] The crude product was made according the procedure above and
purified via silica gel chromatography (3 DCM: 1 hexanes,
R.sub.f=0.21) to yield the product as white crystals (0.89 g, 60%).
Mp=57-58.degree. C. .sup.1H and .sup.13C NMR spectra agreed with
those of the literature (Zaidlewicz and Wolan, J. Organomet. Chem.
2002, 657, 129). HRMS was consistent with the expected product.
Methyl 4-(5,5-dimethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborinan-2-yl)benzoate
[0059] This synthesis was performed on 3.times. scale (15.0 mmol of
aryl halide) according to the procedure below. The crude product
was recrystallized in methanol to yield the product as white
crystals (2.68 g, 72%). Mp=113-114.degree. C. .sup.1H and .sup.13C
NMR spectra agreed with those of the literature (Ukai, et al., J.
Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128(27), 8706). HRMS was consistent with the
expected product.
2-(4-Methoxyphenyl)-5,5-dimethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborinane
[0060] The crude product was made according the procedure above and
purified by silica gel chromatography (15 hexanes: 1 ethyl acetate,
R.sub.f=0.21) to yield the product as white crystals (0.86 g, 78%).
Mp=57-58.degree. C. .sup.1H and .sup.13C NMR spectra and HRMS were
consistent with the expected product.
2-(3,5-Dimethoxyphenyl)-5,5-dimethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborinane
[0061] The crude product was made according the procedure above and
purified by silica gel chromatography (10 hexanes: 1 ethyl acetate,
R.sub.f=0.28) to yield the product as white crystals (0.88 g, 67%).
Mp=114-115.degree. C. .sup.1H and .sup.13C NMR spectra and HRMS
were consistent with the expected product.
5,5-Dimethyl-2-(naphthalen-1-yl)-1,3,2-dioxaborinane
[0062] The crude product was made according the procedure above and
purified by silica gel chromatography (15 hexanes: 1 ethyl acetate,
R.sub.f=0.34) to yield the product as white crystals (0.95 g, 79%).
Mp=69-70.degree. C. .sup.1H and .sup.13C NMR spectra agreed with
those of the literature (Ukai, et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006,
128(27), 8706). HRMS was consistent with the expected product.
Methyl
3-(4-(5,5-dimethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborinan-2-yl)phenyl)propanoate
[0063] The crude product was made according the procedure above and
purified by silica gel chromatography (5 hexanes: 1 ethyl acetate,
R.sub.f=0.28) to yield the product as white crystals (1.00 g, 72%).
Mp=68-69.degree. C. .sup.1H and .sup.13C NMR spectra agreed with
those of the literature (Ukai, et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006,
128(27), 8706). HRMS was consistent with the expected product.
General Procedure for Cross-Coupling of Neopentylglycolboronic
esters and Aryl Halides
[0064] A Schlenk tube was charged with aryl halide (0.67 mmol, 1.0
equiv), aryl boronic ester (0.81 mmol, 1.2 equiv), potassium
phosphate or sodium hydroxide (2.02 mmol, 3.0 equiv),
1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane nickel(I1) chloride (0.07 mmol,
0.1 equiv), 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane (0.07 mmol, 0.1
equiv), and a Teflon coated stirbar. A reflux condenser was
attached and the reaction mixture was evacuated for ten minutes
under high vacuum. The vessel was backfilled with nitrogen. This
process was repeated twice more. Dry dioxane was added via the
T-neck and the reaction mixture was heated to 110.degree. C. for 18
h. Near or upon reaching 110.degree. C. the reaction color should
change from red to yellow. The reaction mixture was cooled to room
temperature and diluted with DCM (10 mL). The solution was filtered
and the filtrated washed with DCM (100 mL). The filtrate was
concentrated and purified via silica gel chromatography.
Dimethyl Biphenyl-4'4'-dicarboxylate
[0065] The crude product was made according the procedure above and
purified via silica gel chromatography (5 hexanes: 1 ethyl acetate
gradient to 1 hexanes: 1 Ethyl Acetate, R.sub.f=0.40) gave desired
product as white crystals. Yield from aryl chloride (0.15 g, 67%).
Yield from aryl bromide (0.17 g, 79%). Mp: 212-213.degree. C.
.sup.1H and .sup.13C NMR spectra agreed with those of the
literature (Kuroboshi, et al., J. Org. Chem. 2002, 68, 3938;
Hennings, et al., Org. Lett. 1999, 1(8), 1205).
Methyl 4'-Methylbiphenyl-4-carboxylate
[0066] The crude product was made according the procedure above and
purified via silica gel chromatography (5 hexanes: 1 ethyl acetate,
R.sub.f=0.52). Yield (0.13 g, 86%) as white crystals. Mp:
115-116.degree. C. .sup.1H and .sup.13C NMR spectra agreed with
those of the literature (So, et al., Org. Lett. 2007, 9, 2795.
Methyl 4'-methoxybiphenyl-4-carboxylate
[0067] The crude product was made according the procedure above and
purified via silica gel chromatography (5 hexanes: 1 Ethyl Acetate,
R.sub.f=0.37). Yield (150 mg, 92%) as white crystals.
Mp=173-174.degree. C. .sup.1H and .sup.13C NMR spectra agreed with
those of the literature (Miao and Chan, Org. Lett. 2003, 5, 5003;
Zhang, J. Org. Chem. 2003, 68, 3729).
Methyl 3',5'-dimethoxybiphenyl-4-carboxylate
[0068] The crude product was made according the procedure above and
purified by silica gel chromatography (5 hexanes:1 ethyl acetate
gradient to 1 hexanes:1 ethyl acetate, R.sub.f=0.68). Yield (0.15
g, 83%) as a white crystals. Mp=79-80.degree. C. .sup.1H and
.sup.13C NMR spectra agreed with those of the literature (Percec,
et al., Chem. Eur. J. 2006, 12, 6216).
3,4',5-Trimethoxybiphenyl
[0069] The crude product was made according the procedure above and
purified by silica gel chromatography (5 hexanes: 1 ethyl acetate
gradient to 3 hexanes: 1 ethyl acetate, R.sub.f=0.8). Yield from
3,5-dimethoxy-1-bromobenzene (0.13 g, 70%) as a white crystalline
solid. Yield from 4-iodoanisole (0.15 g, 92%) as white crystals.
Mp: 59.degree. C. .sup.1H and .sup.13C NMR spectra agreed with
those of the literature (Ackermann and Althammer, Org. Lett. 2006,
8, 3457).
Synthesis of Potassium
Trifluoro(4-(methoxycarbonyl)phenyl)borate
[0070] To a stirring solution of methyl
4-(5,5-dimethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborinan-2-yl)benzoate (1.6 mmol, 1.0
equiv) in THF was added an aqueous solution of KHF.sub.2 (8.9 mmol,
5.0 equiv in 3 mL). The solution was allowed to stir for 1 h. The
reaction mixture was concentrated and the crude product was
recrystallized from acetone to yield the desired product as white
crystalline shards. (0.33 g, 87%). .sup.1H and .sup.13C NMR spectra
and HRMS were consistent with the expected product.
Limited Intermediate Isolation Methodology
Synthesis
[0071] All reactions were performed in oven dried two neck
round-bottom flasks or Schlenk tubes with rubber septa tops under
an inert atmosphere of N.sub.2. Commercially available air
sensitive reagents and dialkoxyboranes generated in situ were
transferred via syringe. Silica Gel Chromatography (Flash
Chromatography) was performed using silica gel (60 .ANG. pore size,
230-400 Mesh, 40-64 .mu.m particle size, SiliCycle). Thin Layer
Chromatography was carried out on pre-coated aluminum plates
(silicagel with F254 indicator; layer thickness 200 .mu.m; particle
size, 2-25 .mu.m; pore size 60 .ANG., from SIGMA-Aldrich).
Fresh Preparation of Neopentylglycolborane
[0072] To a cooled solution of neopentylglycol (10.0 mmol, 2.0
equiv) dissolved in toluene (5 mL) and maintained at 0.degree. C.
was slowly added BH3.DMS (10.0 mmol, 2.0 equiv) via syringe under
nitrogen. After 30 min of stirring at 0.degree. C., the reaction
mixture was allowed to warm to rt and left stirring at rt until the
gas evolution ceased (60-90 min). Neopentylglycolborane was used
directly without further purification.
Sequential Neopentylglycolborylation
[0073] A round-bottom flask charged with the aryl halide (5.0 mmol,
1.0 equiv), Ni (For exact amount of catalyst and co-ligand see
Table 8; 10% loading was used for Ni catalysts not specified in
Table 8). (NiCl.sub.2(L).sub.x, Ni(COD).sub.2) or Pd (No co-ligand
was used for Pd catalyst) catalysts (PdCl.sub.2(dppf)) (0.5 mmol,
0.1 to 0.02 equiv), ligand (L: dppp, dppe, dppf, PPh.sub.3,
Et.sub.3N, bpy, PCy.sub.3) (0.5 mmol, 0.1 equiv), and a Teflon.RTM.
coated stir bar was evacuated three times for 10 min under high
vacuum and backfilled with N.sub.2. Toluene (5 mL) and base
(Et.sub.3N or (i-Pr).sub.2EtN (15.0 mmol, 3.0 equiv) were added to
the reaction mixture at rt. Freshly prepared neopentylglycolborane
(10.0 mmol, 2.0 equiv in 5 ml toluene) was added to the red colored
suspension via syringe at 23.degree. C. The reaction mixture was
heated to 100.degree. C. and the conversion was followed by GC.
After 2 h-12 h (reaction time depends on the type of the aryl
halide; iodo derivatives were found to react faster, in 2-4 h,
while bromo derivatives in 8-12 h), the reaction mixture was
quenched via slow addition of saturated aqueous ammonium chloride
(10 mL). The quenched reaction mixture was three times washed with
saturated aqueous ammonium chloride and extracted with ethyl
acetate (50 mL). The combined organic layers were dried over
anhydrous MgSO.sub.4, filtered, and concentrated. The crude product
was purified by silica gel chromatography or recrystallization.
General Procedure for Two-Step One-Pot
Neopentylglycolborylation
[0074] To a round-bottom flask, aryl halide (5.0 mmol, 1.0 equiv),
neopentylglycol (10.0 mmol, 2.0 equiv), Ni catalyst
(NiCl.sub.2(dppp) or NiCl.sub.2(dppe) (0.5 mmol, 0.1 equiv), ligand
(L: dppp or dppe) (0.5 mmol, 0.1 equiv), and Teflon.RTM. coated
stir bar was added. The flask was evacuated three times for 10 min
under high vacuum and backfilled with N.sub.2. Freshly distilled
toluene was added under nitrogen via syringe and the reaction flask
was then cooled to 0.degree. C. BH3.DMS complex (10.0 mmol, 2.0
equiv) was added slowly under N.sub.2 to the suspension. After 30
min of stirring at 0.degree. C., the reaction mixture was allowed
to warm to rt and left stirring for 1 h when the gas evolution
ceased. Et.sub.3N (15.0 mmol, 3.0 equiv) was added at rt and the
reaction mixture was than heated to 100.degree. C. After complete
conversion (GC) the reaction was quenched with saturated solution
of NH.sub.4Cl and extracted with ethyl acetate. The combined
organic layers were dried over anhydrous MgSO.sub.4, filtered, and
concentrated. The crude product was purified by silica gel
chromatography or recrystallization.
General Procedure for Ni(COD)-2-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of
Neopentylglycolboronate Esters and Aryl Chlorides, Mesylates and
Tosylates
[0075] In a glove box with N.sub.2 atmosphere, a Schlenk tube was
charged with aryl halide, tosylate or mesylate (1.0 equiv), aryl
neopentylglycolboronate (1.5 equiv), potassium phosphate (0.9 mmol,
3.0 equiv), Ni(COD).sub.2 (0.018 mmol, 0.06 equiv),
tricyclohexylphosphine (0.11 mmol, 0.18 equiv), and a Teflon coated
stirbar. Dry THF (2 ml) was added and reaction was left stirring
for 8 h at rt. The reaction mixture was diluted with DCM (10 mL)
and filtered. The filtrated solid was washed with DCM (100 mL) and
the organic solvent concentrated. The coupling products were
precipitated in MeOH and the white crystals were filtrated and
washed with cold MeOH.
General Procedure for Pd-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of
Neopentylglycolboronate Esters and Aryl Halides
[0076] A Schlenk tube was charged with aryl halide (0.67 mmol, 1.0
equiv), aryl boronate ester (0.81 mmol, 1.2 equiv), potassium
phosphate or CsF (3.0 equiv), Pd catalyst (0.1 equiv),
2-(dicyclohexylphosphino)biphenyl (0.2 equiv) (co-ligand was used
in the presence of Pd(OAc).sub.2 as catalyst and CsF as base (see
Table 8, entries 13-15); reaction was performed at rt) and a Teflon
coated stirbar. The reaction mixture was evacuated three times for
ten minutes under high vacuum and backfilled with N.sub.2. Dry
dioxane was added via the T-neck and the reaction mixture was
heated to 110.degree. C. for 18 h. The reaction mixture was cooled
to room temperature and diluted with DCM (10 mL). The solution was
filtered and the filtrated washed with DCM (100 mL). The filtrate
was concentrated and purified by silica gel chromatography.
General Procedure for Three-step One-Pot Neopentylglycolborylation
and Cross-Coupling
[0077] The same conditions for one-pot borylations are used. After
complete conversion (determined by GC) the solvent is removed under
vacuum and the PdCl.sub.2(dppf) catalyst (0.1 eq), aryl halide, and
base are added. The reaction vessel is evacuated three times for 15
min and backfilled with N.sub.2. Dry dioxane is added and the
reaction mixture is heated to 110.degree. C. After 18 h the flask
is cooled to rt and the salt is filtrated and washed 5 times with
DCM. The organic solvent is concentrated and the compound is
purified by column chromatography.
[0078] Neopentylglycolboronate esters of methyl
4-iodohydrocinnamate, 4-iodoanisole, 4-bromomethylbenzoate,
dimethyl biphenyl-4,4'-dicarboxylate, methyl
4'-methylbiphenyl-4-carboxylate, methyl
4'-mehoxybiphenyl-4-carboxylate (Rosen, B.; Huang, C.; Percec, V.
Org. Lett. 2008, 10, 2597) and cross-coupling products of methyl
4-(5,5-dimethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborinan-2-yl)benzoate with
1-bromonaphthalene (Blettner, C. G.; Konig, W. A.; Stenzel, W.;
Schotten, T. J. Org. Chem. 1998, 64, 3885) and 2-bromotoluene
(Okamoto, K.; Akiyama, R.; Kobayashi, S. Org. Lett. 2004, 6, 1987)
have been reported. The NMR spectra (Zhen, -Y. T; Qiao, --S. H. J.
Am. Chem. Soc. 2004, 126, 3058) and mesylates (Percec, V.; Bae,
J.-Y.; Zhao, M.; Hill, D. H. J. Org. Chem. 1995, 60, 176) have been
synthesized in accordance with the literature procedures. The NMR
spectra of these compounds agree with those reported in the
literature. Only the synthesis and characterization by NMR of new
compounds is presented in this manuscript.
Methyl 3-(4'-methoxybiphenyl-4-yl)propanoate
##STR00066##
[0080] The crude product was passed through a short silica gel
column with (DCM) and recrystalyzed from MeOH to yield the product
as white crystals (93% yield); mp 115.degree. C. .sup.1H NMR
(Acetone-d.sup.6, .delta., ppm TMS): 2.66 (t, 2H, J=7.70 Hz,
Ar--CH.sub.2 1 position), 2.95 (t, 2H, J=7.70 Hz, CH.sub.2COO),
3.63 (s, 3H, COOMe, Ar 4 position), 3.94 (s, 3H, OMe, Ar 3
position), 7.01 (d, 2H, J=8.80 Hz, Ar 2',6' positions) 7.30 (d, 2H,
J=8.25 Hz, Ar 2,6 positions), 7.52 (d, 2H, J=8.25 Hz, Ar 3,5
positions), 7.57 (d, 2H, J=8.80 Hz, Ar 3'5' positions); .sup.13C
NMR (Acetone-d.sup.6, .delta., ppm TMS): 31.94, 36.86, 52.38,
56.43, 115.95, 128.11, 129.41, 130.45, 134.97, 140.23, 141.01,
160.94, 174.14; HRMS (CI) calcd. For C.sub.17H.sub.18O.sub.3
(M.sup.+): 270.1256; Found: 270.1238.
4.7. Methyl 3-(3',4'-dimethoxybiphenyl-4-yl)propanoate
##STR00067##
[0082] The crude product was purified by silica gel chromatography
(hexane:ethyl acetate 4:1), and recrystalyzed from MeOH to yield
the product as white crystals (92% yield); mp 75.degree. C. .sup.1H
NMR (CDCl.sub.3, .delta., ppm TMS): 2.66 (t, 2H, J=7.70 Hz,
Ar--CH.sub.2 1 position), 2.98 (t, 2H, J=7.70 Hz, CH.sub.2COO),
3.69 (s, 3H, COOMe), 3.92 (s, 3H, OMe), 3.94 (s, 3H, OMe), 6.94 (d,
1H, J=8.25 Hz, Ar 5' position), 7.09 (d, 1H, J=2.20 Hz, Ar 2'
position), 7.13 (dd, 1H, J=8.25 Hz, J=2.20 Hz, Ar 6' position),
7.25 (d, 2H, Ar 2,6 positions), 7.48 (d, 2H, Ar 3,5 positions);
.sup.13C NMR (CDCl.sub.3, .delta., ppm TMS): 30.77, 35.87, 56.15,
56.24, 110.80, 111.90, 119.51, 127.17, 128.87, 134.29, 136.27,
139.33, 148.87, 149.40, 173.46; HRMS (CI) calcd. For C18H20O4 (M+):
300.1362; Found: 300.1348.
Methyl 3-(3',4',5'-trimethoxybiphenyl-4-yl)propanoate
##STR00068##
[0084] The crude product was purified by silica gel chromatography
(DCM) to yield the product as white crystals (93% yield); mp
73.degree. C. .sup.1H NMR (CDCl.sub.3, .delta., ppm TMS): 2.66 (t,
2H, J=7.70 Hz, Ar--CH.sub.2 1 position), 2.99 (t, 2H, J=7.70 Hz,
CH.sub.2COO), 3.69 (s, 3H, COOMe), 3.88 (s, 3H, Ar--OMe
4'-position), 3.91 (s, 6H, Ar--OMe 3',5' positions), 6.76 (s, 2H,
Ar 2',6' positions), 7.25 (d, 2H, J=8.25 Hz, Ar 2,6 positions),
7.47 (d, 2H, J=8.25 Hz, Ar 3,5 positions); .sup.13C NMR
(CDCl.sub.3, .delta., ppm TMS): 31.34, 36.56, 52.23, 56.62, 99.42,
105.02, 115.87, 133.54 125.31, 129.26, 133.23, 161.71, 173.43; HRMS
(CI) calcd. For C.sub.19H.sub.22O.sub.5 (M.sup.+): 330.1467; Found:
331.1551.
Methyl 3-(3',5'-dimethoxybiphenyl-4-yl)propanoate
##STR00069##
[0086] The crude product was purified by silica gel chromatography
(hexane:ethyl acetate 7:1) to yield the product as colorless oil
(94% yield); mp 73.degree. C. .sup.1H NMR (CDCl.sub.3, .delta., ppm
TMS): 2.66 (t, 2H, J=7.70 Hz, Ar--CH.sub.2 1 position), 2.98 (t,
2H, J=7.70 Hz, CH.sub.2COO), 3.69 (s, 3H, COOMe), 3.84 (s, 6H,
OMe), 3.94 (s, 3H, COOMe), 6.45 (t, 1H, J=2.20 Hz Ar 4' position),
6.71 (d, 2H, J=2.20 Hz, Ar 2',6' positions), 7.25 (d, 2H, J=8.25
Hz, Ar, 2,6 positions), 7.50 (d, 2H, J=8.25 Hz, Ar 3,5 positions).
.sup.13C NMR (CDCl.sub.3, .delta., ppm TMS): 30.62, 35.63, 51.62,
55.43, 99.31, 105.44, 127.32, 128.67, 139.31, 139.99, 143.26,
161.59, 173.28. LRMS (MALDI-TOF) calcd. For C.sub.18H.sub.20O.sub.4
(M.sup.++H): 301.14; Found: 301.37.
[0087] The examples herein are the first examples of a three-steps
one-pot methodology comprising two-steps one-pot in-situ
preparation of neopentylglycolborane, followed by complementary
Ni/Pd or Ni/Ni borylation and subsequent cross-coupling with aryl
bromides, iodides, chlorides, mesylates, and tosylates. One-pot
borylation and cross-coupling reactions require essentially
quantitative conversion of aryl halide to boronate as residual aryl
halide from the first step is a potential competitive coupling
partner. To identify the most suitable catalysts for complete
conversion several NiCl.sub.2 complexes with dppp, dppe, PPh.sub.3,
dppf, Et.sub.3N and bpy were screened. The catalytic activity
toward aryl iodides, bromides and chlorides was investigated by
systematic variation of the catalyst loading, reaction temperature,
solvent and base. It was found that a decrease of the catalyst
loading level from 10% to 5% and 2% for neopentylglycolborylation
of aryl iodides did not affect the conversion. Instead a marked
increase in the recovered yield was observed (Table 6, entries 1
and 2). Although aryl iodides are less atom efficient and
synthetically accessible, they display enhanced reaction rates,
achieving complete conversion in only 2 h. The less reactive aryl
bromides required higher catalyst loading (5-10%) for complete
consumption of the substrate. In some embodiments, screening the
activity of different Ni-catalysts showed that NiCl.sub.2(dppp) and
NiCl.sub.2(dppe) were the optimum catalysts in the borylation
reactions with yields in the range of 78-98%. Table 6 summarizes
the data. Lower yields were obtained in the case of
NiCl.sub.2(PPh,).sub.3, NiCl.sub.2, (dppf),
NiCl.sub.2(Et.sub.3N).sub.2, NiCl.sub.2(bpy).sub.2 and NiCl.sub.2.
Aryl iodides were found to be less sensitive to the
Ni-catalyst/co-ligand employed, showing complete conversion with
NiCl.sub.2(dppe)/dppe. Aryl bromides resulted in mild but often
noticeable decreases in conversion, when dppe replaced dppp as
catalyst and anisole was used as solvent (Table 6 entries 8 vs 9,
Table 7 entry 3). Because dppe is a less expensive ligand its
interchangeability with dppp in the case of iodides is notable. In
some cases, when toluene is used as solvent (Table 6 entries 6 and
10) dppe can be used with aryl bromides without diminished
conversion. Ni(COD).sub.2 with PCy.sub.3 co-ligand is known to be
active toward the catalytic cross-coupling of aryl mesylates and
tosylates. Application of this catalytic system to
neopentylglycolborylation of an electron-rich aryl mesylate,
however, resulted in low yield (Table 6 entry 13).
TABLE-US-00006 TABLE 6 Two-Steps Sequential
Neopentylglycolborylation. ##STR00070## ##STR00071## conv.sup.d:
en- catalyst.sup.a yield.sup.e try substrate (%) solvent (%) 1
##STR00072## NiCl.sub.2 (dppp) (5) toluene 100:86 2 ##STR00073##
NiCl.sub.2 (dppp) (2) toluene 100:95 3 ##STR00074## NiCl.sub.2
(dppe) (10) toluene 100:98 4 ##STR00075## NiCl.sub.2 (dppp) (10)
toluene 100:81 5 ##STR00076## NiCl.sub.2 (dppp) (10) anisole 94:89
6 ##STR00077## NiCl.sub.2 (dppe) (10) toluene 100:90 7 ##STR00078##
NiCl.sub.2 (dppp) (10) toluene 91:90 8 ##STR00079## NiCl.sub.2
(dppp) (10) anisole 100:94 9 ##STR00080## NiCl.sub.2 (dppe) (10)
anisole 78:78 10.sup.c ##STR00081## NiCl.sub.2 (dppe) (10) toluene
100:87 11.sup.c ##STR00082## NiCl.sub.2 (dppe) (10) toluene 93:83
12 ##STR00083## NiCl.sub.2 (dppp) (5) toluene 20:10 13 ##STR00084##
Ni (COD).sub.2.sup.b (6) toluene 16:8 .sup.aCo-ligand added in 1:1
ratio to catalyst. .sup.bCo-ligand P(Cy).sub.3 18%.
.sup.c(i-Pr).sub.2NEt as base. .sup.dConversion determined by GC.
.sup.eIsolated yield.
[0088] Pinacolborylations using PdCl.sub.2(dppf) and purified HBPin
are known. See, Murata, M.; Watanabe, S.; Masuda, Y. J. Org. Chem.
1997, 62, 6458 and Billingsley, K. L.; Buchwald, S. L. J. Org.
Chem. 2008, 73, 5589. However, the use of PdCl.sub.2(dppf) in
borylation with in-situ prepared neopentylglycolborane was
ineffective, most probably due to Pd catalyst poisoning in the
presence of excess DMS from the BH3.DMS complex.
[0089] One of the primary advantages rendered by transition
metal-catalyzed borylations is tolerance to sensitive functional
groups. See, Bronic Acids. Hall, D. G. Ed; Wiley-VCH: Weinheim,
Germany, 2005. Triethylarnine is incompatible with many reagents
bearing alkyl halides due to its nucleophilicity.
N,N-Diisopropylethylamine (Hunig's base) is sterically hindered and
exhibits reduced nucleophilicity. Pd-Catalyzed pinacolborylation in
the presence of Hiinig's base was less effective than
triethylamine. See, Murata, M.; Watanabe, S.; Masuda, Y. J. Org.
Chem. 1997, 62, 6458 and Murata, M.; Oyama, T.; Watanabe, S.;
Masuda, Y. J. Org. Chem. 2000, 65, 164. In Ni-catalyzed
neopentylglycolborylation this was not the case (Table 6 entries 10
and 11). It has been proposed for Pd-catalyzed borylations that
dialkoxyboranes work as a single entity with mine base. See,
Murata, M.; Oyama, T.; Watanabe, S.; Masuda, Y. J. Org. Chem. 2000,
65, 164. This hypothesis may not hold in the case of Ni-catalyzed
borylation as little decrease in conversion was observed despite
the strong steric shielding of the diisopropyl groups in Hiinig's
base.
[0090] Toluene and anisole were found to be effective solvents for
Ni-catalyzed borylation. The more polar dioxane, although suitable
for Ni-catalyzed Suzuki cross-coupling (Percec, V; Golding, G. M.;
Smidrkal, J.; Weichold, O. J. Org. Chem. 2004, 69, 3447), and for
Pd-catalyzed pinacolborylation (Murata, M.; Watanabe, S.; Masuda,
Y. J. Org. Chem. 1997, 62, 6458 and Billingsley, K. L.; Buchwald,
S. L. J. Org. Chem. 2008, 73, 5589) gave lower yields in
neopentylglycolborylation (Table 6, entries 5, 8, and 9).
TABLE-US-00007 TABLE 7 Two-Steps One-Pot Neopentylglycolborylation
##STR00085## ##STR00086## ##STR00087## conv.sup.b: catalyst.sup.a
yield.sup.c entry substrate (%) solvent (%) 1 ##STR00088##
NiCl.sub.2(dppp) (10) toluene 100:95 2 ##STR00089##
NiCl.sub.2(dppp) (10) dioxane 95:63 3 ##STR00090## NiCl.sub.2(dppp)
(10) anisole 100:94 4 ##STR00091## NiCl.sub.2(dppp) (10) toluene
100:98 5 ##STR00092## NiCl.sub.2(dppe) (10) toluene 90:75
.sup.aCo-ligand added in 1:1 ratio to catalyst. .sup.bConversion
determined by GC. .sup.cIsolated yield.
[0091] Table 7 demonstrates that aryl neopentylglycolborane can be
synthesized in a two-steps one-pot reaction. BH.sub.3.DMS complex
was slowly added to a suspension of the Ni-catalyst, co-ligand
substrate, and neopentylglycol maintained at 0.degree. C. After 1
hour (h) at room temperature (rt), the base was added and the
reaction temperature was increased to 100.degree. C. High yields
for electron-rich and electron-deficient aryl iodides and bromides
were obtained. NiCl.sub.2(dppe)/dppe was also compatible with the
two-steps one-pot procedure, but with lower conversion and yield
(Table 6, entry 5).
[0092] Aryl mesylates and tosylates are inexpensive coupling
partners with arylboronic acids and provide a desirable method of
carbon-carbon bond formation starting from phenols.
[0093] In the only other reported use of Ni-catalysis with aryl
neopentylglycolboronate esters, Ni(COD).sub.2/PPh.sub.3 or
PCy.sub.3 was able to mediate cross-coupling of
5,5-dimethyl-2-phenyl-1,3,2-dioxaborinane with vinyl phosphates
using K.sub.3PO.sub.4 as base. See, Hansen, A.; Ebran, J. P.;
Gogsig, T. M.; Skrystrup, T. Chem. Commun. 2006, 4136. The success
achieved with Ni(COD).sub.2 suggested that the difficulties with
NiCl.sub.2(dppe) and NiCl.sub.2(PCy.sub.3), arose in the reduction
of Ni(II) pre-catalysts to the active Ni(0) species. By switching
to Ni(COD).sub.2PCy.sub.3, these problems were eliminated (Table
8). At rt complete conversion was achieved with both electron
deficient (entries 1 and 2) and electron-rich (entries 3, 4, and 5)
aryl neopentylglycolboronate with both electron-rich and
electron-deficient aryl mesylates and tosylates. Good yields were
also obtained with aryl chlorides.
TABLE-US-00008 TABLE 8 Ni-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of Chlorides,
Mesylates, and Tosylates. ##STR00093## ##STR00094## entry substrate
boronate ester conv.sup.a:yield.sup.b 1 ##STR00095## ##STR00096##
100:93 2 ##STR00097## ##STR00098## 100:98 3 ##STR00099##
##STR00100## 100:95 4 ##STR00101## ##STR00102## 100:91 5
##STR00103## ##STR00104## 100:94 6 ##STR00105## ##STR00106## 79:76
.sup.aConversion determined by GC. .sup.bIsolated yield.
[0094] Pd-Catalyzed cross-coupling also provides a complementary
pathway to biaryls from aryl neopentylglycolboronate esters.
PdCl.sub.2(dppf) catalyzed cross-coupling was achieved with
excellent conversion and yield with diverse aryl bromides/iodides
including fused aromatics, ortho-substituted, electron-rich and
electron deficient aryl neopentylglycolboronate ester (Table 9).
Pd-catalyzed cross-coupling is tolerant to a wider array of
catalysts and temperatures than Ni-catalyzed cross coupling. Aryl
chlorides, (Table 9, entry 15) reached high conversion and yield
through the use of a Buchwald ligand (Noefe, J. P.; Singer, R. A.;
Yang, B. H.; Buchwald, S. L. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1999, 121, 9550).
Pd-catalyzed cross-coupling does not provide cost advantages or
increased scope in comparison to Ni(COD).sub.2PCy.sub.3. However,
it does lead to a very simple synthetic method for three-steps
one-pot procedure that includes in situ synthesis of
neopentylglycolborane and cross-coupling (Table 10).
[0095] In this three steps one-pot procedure, the same conditions
for the borylation as employed in the two-steps one-pot borylation
procedure were used. However, at the completion of the reaction,
the product was not isolated. Rather, the solvent was removed in a
rotary evaporator and the crude solid redissolved in dioxane
followed by addition of Pd-catalyst, ligand, aryl halide, and
K.sub.3PO.sub.4. The cross coupling proceeds with good overall
yield (Table 10).
[0096] In some aspects, the invention provides a versatile
NiCl.sub.2(dppp) and NiCl.sub.3(dppe)-catalyzed
neopentylglycolborylation of aryl iodides and bromides that
proceeds at low catalyst loading, in toluene, anisole and dioxane
in a two-steps one-pot procedure was developed. The cross-coupling
step was compatible with both electron-rich and electron-deficient
aryl neopentylglycolboronates in the presence of K.sub.3PO.sub.4
base. High yield Ni-catalyzed cross-coupling at rt of
neopentylglycolboronates with aryl mesylates, tosylates and
chlorides was obtained in the presence of Ni(COD).sub.2/PCy.sub.3.
Likewise, efficient Pd-catalyzed cross-coupling was elaborated for
a broad array of aryl neopentylglycolboronates with aryl chlorides,
bromides and iodides. This complementary approach gives rise to the
rapid synthesis of biphenyls through a three-steps one-pot method
and demonstrates the synthetic competitiveness of in situ prepared
neopentylglycolborane versus that of tetra(alkoxy)diboron
derivatives.
TABLE-US-00009 TABLE 9 Pd-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of Aryl Halides.
##STR00107## conv.sup.b: catalyst temp yield.sup.c entry aryl
halide boronate ester (%) base (.degree. C.) (%) 1 ##STR00108##
##STR00109## PdCl.sub.2(dppf) (10%) K.sub.3PO.sub.4 80 100:90 2
##STR00110## ##STR00111## PdCl.sub.2(dppf) (10%) K.sub.3PO.sub.4
110 100:93 3 ##STR00112## ##STR00113## PdCl.sub.2(dppf) (10%)
K.sub.3PO.sub.4 110 100:90 4 ##STR00114## ##STR00115##
PdCl.sub.2(dppf) (2%) K.sub.3PO.sub.4 110 100:95 5 ##STR00116##
##STR00117## Pd(OAc).sub.2 (10%) K.sub.3PO.sub.4 110 95:82 6
##STR00118## ##STR00119## PdCl.sub.2 K.sub.3PO.sub.4 110 100:81 7
##STR00120## ##STR00121## PdCl.sub.2(dppf) (10%) CsF 25 85:84 8
##STR00122## ##STR00123## PdCl.sub.2(dppf) (10%) K.sub.3PO.sub.4
110 100:94 9 ##STR00124## ##STR00125## PdCl.sub.2(dppf) (10%)
K.sub.3PO.sub.4 110 100:95 10 ##STR00126## ##STR00127##
PdCl.sub.2(dppf) (10%) K.sub.3PO.sub.4 110 100:93 11 ##STR00128##
##STR00129## PdCl.sub.2(dppf) (10%) K.sub.3PO.sub.4 110 100:92 12
##STR00130## ##STR00131## PdCl.sub.2(dppf) (10%) K.sub.3PO.sub.4
110 100:94 13 ##STR00132## ##STR00133## Pd(OAc).sub.2.sup.a (10%)
CsF 25 100:97 14 ##STR00134## ##STR00135## Pd(OAc).sub.2.sup.a
(10%) CsF 25 100:99 15 ##STR00136## ##STR00137##
Pd(OAc).sub.2.sup.a (10%) CsF 25 100:99 16 ##STR00138##
##STR00139## PdCl.sub.2(dppf) (10%) K.sub.3PO.sub.4 110 23:17
.sup.aCo-ligand 2-(dicyclohexylphosphino)biphenyl (20%).
.sup.bConversion determined by GC. .sup.cIsolated yield.
TABLE-US-00010 TABLE 10 One-Pot Borylation and Cross-Coupling of
Neopentylglycolboronate Esters with Aryl Halides. ##STR00140##
##STR00141## ##STR00142## ##STR00143## ##STR00144## ##STR00145##
en- Yield try aryl halide 1 aryl halide 2 (%) 1 ##STR00146##
##STR00147## i) 77.sup.a ii) 72.sup.b 2 ##STR00148## ##STR00149##
i) 77.sup.a ii) 74.sup.b .sup.aYield determined by GC.
.sup.bOverall isolated yield.
[0097] Additional results are presented in Tables 11 and 12.
TABLE-US-00011 TABLE 11 Two-Step Sequetial
Neopentylglycolborylation ##STR00150## ##STR00151## ##STR00152##
convn.sup.b: catalyst.sup.a yield entry substrate (%) solvent (%) 1
##STR00153## NiCl.sub.2(dppf) (5) toluene 94:37.sup.d 2
##STR00154## NiCl.sub.2(dppp) (5) toluene 85:77 3 ##STR00155##
NiCl.sub.2(PPh.sub.3).sub.2.sup.e (5) toluene 56:6 4 ##STR00156##
NiCl.sub.2(dppp) (10) dioxane 64:55 5 ##STR00157##
PdCl.sub.2(dppf).sup.f (10) toluene 45:9 6 ##STR00158##
NiCl.sub.2(dppe) (10) anisole 34:34 7 ##STR00159## NiCl.sub.2(dppe)
(10) dioxane 85:74 8 ##STR00160## NiCl.sub.2(Et.sub.3N).sub.2
toluene 15:0 9 ##STR00161## NiCl.sub.2(bpy) toluene 37:13 10
##STR00162## NiCl.sub.2(dppp) (10) dioxane 48:48 11 ##STR00163##
NiCl.sub.2(dppe) (10) dioxane 39:39 12 ##STR00164##
NiCl.sub.2(dppp).sup.e (5) toluene 38:29 13 ##STR00165##
NiCl.sub.2(dppe) (10) toluene 77:54 14 ##STR00166##
NiCl.sub.2(dppp) (5) toluene 20:10 15 ##STR00167## NiCl.sub.2(dppe)
(10) toluene 10:10 16 ##STR00168## NiCl.sub.2(dppe) (10) toluene
36:3 17 ##STR00169## NiCl.sub.2(dppf) (10) toluene 10:5
.sup.aCo-ligand added in 1:1 ratio to catalyst. .sup.bConversion
determined by GC. .sup.cGC yield. .sup.dmajor dehalogenated
byproduct. .sup.ePPh.sub.3 co-ligand 10%; reaction temperature
80.degree. C. .sup.fno co-ligand required.
TABLE-US-00012 TABLE 12 Pd-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of Aryl Halides
##STR00170## convn.sup.a: catalyst temp yield.sup.b entry aryl
halide boronate ester (%) base (.degree. C.) (%) 1 ##STR00171##
##STR00172## PdCl.sub.2(dppf) (10%) NEt.sub.3 80 50:0 2
##STR00173## ##STR00174## PdCl.sub.2(dppf) (10%) K.sub.3PO.sub.4
110 100:92 3 ##STR00175## ##STR00176## PdCl.sub.2(MeCN).sub.2 (10%)
K.sub.3PO.sub.4 110 100:57 4 ##STR00177## ##STR00178##
PdCl.sub.2(dppf) (2%) K.sub.3PO.sub.4 25 53:46 5 ##STR00179##
##STR00180## PdCl.sub.2(dppf) (1%) K.sub.3PO.sub.4 110 100:93 6
##STR00181## ##STR00182## PdCl.sub.2 (10%) K.sub.3PO.sub.4 110
100:81 7 ##STR00183## ##STR00184## PdCl.sub.2(dppf) (10%)
K.sub.3PO.sub.4 110 92:79 .sup.aConversion determined by GC.
.sup.bIsolated yield.
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